Background briefing
Barr + Wray has demonstrated the value of never standing still. Since 1959 it has grown from a traditional water engineering business to become the UK’s leading provider of aqua-leisure facilities. It's management owned.

Main products and services
Wet spa area design, installation, commissioning and after-sales service – conceptual engineering consultancy to detailed design.

Additional products
POOLS: vitality/hydrotherapy; lap/exercise pools; cold plunge pools; Onsen pools and mineral pools. THERMAL CABINS: saunas; steamrooms; hamams; snow cabins; rasuls; experience showers; ice machines; and heated loungers/benches. FFE: massage tables.

USPs
Integrated supplier of spa wet area solutions, offering flexible and cost-effective services unrestricted by geography, range or size.

How many spas do you supply?
Over 200 spa projects in over 29 countries.

Top clients
Four Seasons; Mandarin Oriental; Shangri-la; Jumeirah Group; One & Only; Ritz Carlton; IHG; Fairmont/Raffles; Anantara; Rocco-Forté; Sofitel; Le Meridien; and Armani.

Where in the world?
Headquartered in the UK with subsidiary offices in Dubai and Hong Kong.

Plans for 2013
Further expansion in the MEA region, China and Europe. Spas due for completion: Four Seasons Baku; Sheraton Al Salam; Burj Khalifa; Le Meridien; Sofitel; Fairmont Ritz Carlton, UAE; Jumeirah, Kuwait; Qatar Foundation, Qatar; W Hotel, Singapore; Pangu, China; Crow Wood Spa, UK; and Gainsbrough Spa, UK.

2013 trade shows
Global Spa & Wellness Summit, India; Hotel Expansion Summit, Turkey; Spatec, Tenerife.

Who’s who?
Alister MacDonald, group MD; Peter Rietveld, MD of B+W Dubai; Derek Barton, MD of B+W Hong Kong; Lorne Kennedy, European sales director; Corrine Sunter, sales director Dubai; Cheryl Hanna, spa sales manager.